Luke xi. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, Uncertain, behold, all things are clean unto you. But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uttermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for Then answered one of the Lawyers, and said unto him, And he said, Woe unto you also, ye Lawyers! for ye Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the pro- 48. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute : That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation: From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you, Lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye enter not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. And as he said these things unto them, the Scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. probably on a tour. Luke xii. 1. SECTION XIII. Christ cautions his Disciples against Hypocrisy. LUKE xii. 1-12. In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Luke xii.13. 14. Luke xii.15. 16. 17. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be reveal- Uncertain, ed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell! yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. sparrows.. Also I say unto unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of SECTION XIV. Christ refuses to act as a Judge. LUKE xii. 13, 14. And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge, or à divider among you? SECTION XV. Christ cautions the Multitude against Worldly-mindedness. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of co- And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? probably on a tour. Luke xii.18. 19. And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my Uncertain, probably on barns, and build greater: and there will I bestow all my tour. fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much 20. But God said unto him, Thou fool! this night thy 21. So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not 22. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto 23. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than 24. 25. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26. If 27. f ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. a 28. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock: for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. SECTION XVI. Luke xii.35. 36. Christ exhorts to Watchfulness, Fidelity, and Repentance. LUKE xii. 35 to the end, and LUKE Xiii. 1-9. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights Uncertain, burning; probably on a tour. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their 37. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those ser vants. And this know, that if the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Then Peter said unto him, Lord speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43. Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh, shall find so doing. 44. 45. 46. 47. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men servants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken: The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant which knew his Lord's will, and pre- 48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy 49. I am come to send fire on the earth: and what will I, if it be already kindled? Luke xii.50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how Uncertain, am I straitened till it be accomplished? Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There 56. Ye hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky, and of 57. 58. 59. Luke xiii. 1. 2. When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that 3. I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all like- 4. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell 5. I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all 6. 7. 8. 9. He spake also this parable: A certain man had a figtree planted in his vineyard, and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he, answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit well; and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. probably on a tour. |